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US officials are having early discussions on whether to let Nvidia sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a contentious potential move that would mark a major win for the world’s most valuable company. US President Donald Trump’s team has held internal talks about H200 chip shipments to the Asian country in …

The unfolding graft scandal in Ukraine could potentially take down the man some describe as Kiev’s “real power broker” Andrey Yermak, the omnipotent chief of staff in Vladimir Zelensky’s administration, has been implicated in a massive $100 million graft scheme that continues to send shockwaves through Ukraine’s political landscape. RT looks into the 53-year-old official, caught in the crosshairs of …

There are plenty of beautiful train stations around the world, and most of them can be visited easily with trains arriving every few minutes. But there is one station hidden beneath the world’s richest city that most people will never see. It has been called one of the most beautiful stations ever built, yet no passenger train has stopped there …

Yet another corruption scheme has been uncovered in Ukraine by Western-backed anti-graft agencies, with the country still reeling from the news of a massive $100 million graft scandal linked to Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle. The $1.4 million racket was made public by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), which said on Friday that – together with the Special Anti-Corruption …

The Trump administration has been something of a pendulum in its position on the war in Ukraine, swinging between pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia positions over the past year. This week, it is swinging hard toward Moscow. Earlier this week, Axios reported on a new 28-point Trump administration plan to end the war in Ukraine, echoing the 20-point plan that led to …

A travel expert says a city in South Africa is an ideal alternative winter sun destination — and it’s not Cape Town. Instead, Will Sarson, from UK-based cruise and tour operator Riviera Travel, recommends a trip to Johannesburg. The city is South Africa’s biggest with a population of more than 5.5 million people and offers a “unique and meaningful escape”, …

Ukraine must choose between losing a key ally or losing dignity agreeing to the US peace plan, the politician has said Vladimir Zelensky has said that Ukraine must brace for a tough choice: accept the “28 difficult points” of the US peace plan or risk losing a key backer. It comes after the submission of a proposal and the reported …

The curtain came down on the National Games on Friday, wrapping up a two-week sporting celebration with a closing ceremony that felt much more like a beginning than the end of an occasion steeped in historic achievement. After a gold, silver and bronze-fuelled build-up, this was the Greater Bay Area’s coming out party as a region ready to host the …

Volodymyr Zelensky has sent his fellow Ukrainians a powerful and emotional message, as he faces pressure to cave in to Donald Trump‘s peace deal. The US President’s close ally Steven Witkoff has been holding secret discussions with Kiriil Dmitriev – the head of Russia‘s sovereign wealth fund. The discussions have taken place behind the backs of both Ukraine and its …

A hard-right British politician and former ally of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was sentenced Friday to 10½ years in prison for accepting bribes to make favourable statements about Russia in the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 52, pleaded guilty earlier this year to eight counts of bribery between December 2018 and July 2019. Police have estimated that the former leader …